The Edinburgh eighth-day magazine; or, Scots town and country intelligencer.
Clarke, John,active 1821,former owner.StEdNL: NG.1173.e.1(1)
Hutchison, John,D.D.,former owner.StEdNL: NG.1173.e.1(1)
Edinburgh : Printed by J. Mennons and Co. Brodie's Close, Lawnmarket,
M,DCC,LXXIX.-M,DCC,LXXX. [1779-1780]
Title repeated as caption on first page of individual issues.
Imprints include year of publication in roman.
Title pages include brief contents note.
With index leaf described as 'contents' in each volume.
With continuous pagination in each volume, and a plate depicting wild or mythical animals in most issues.
Contents include selections from a range of other periodical publications, incuding the Town and Country magazine and the London gazette. Each issue includes correspondence, historical essays, poetry, natural history, anecdotes, reviews of new books and a current events section, 'History', arranged by countries; the Scottish section includes marriages and deaths.
ESTC
NCBEL,
Crane & Kaye
Craig, M. Scottish Periodical Press,
Individual issues published every eight days.
Essay and history subjects, poetry, in each volume.
Inscription on front flyleaf and head of title to volume 1: John Clarke. The inscription on the front flyleaf is dated 1821. Booklabel on front pastedown: John Hutchison. D.D.
Collects individual issues of the Edinburgh eighth-day magazine.
Poetry, English
Books
Scotland Edinburgh.